When Aaron met Rachel: "The Fourth Noble Truth"
While at first the discussions about the tenets of Buddhism do raise some consciousness and are absorbing and educational, Noble quickly runs out of steam.
East meets island: movies from Asian Pacific Film Festival
The 31st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival continues to serve as a gateway for features, shorts, animation, and documentaries.
Lead-up to Tribeca: Havana Film Fest, games for change
Despite great diversions, Tribeca was calling me with an enticing list of films.
"The Water Diviner": A farmer's post-war search for closure
We saw this film because we've consistently been impressed with Australian movies. We weren't disappointed.
“Ex Machina”: what will the androids do?
You can tell when a movie was a genuine art experience if you're still thinking about it a week after you saw it.
"Avengers: Age of Ultron": Wham! Bam! Kaboom!
To me, "Age of Ultron" had all the charm and insight of a fireworks display.
Today in history: Centennial of radical artist Orson Welles
On this date in 1915, the director and title role star of the classic 1941 film "Citizen Kane" was born.
In "Avengers: Age of Ultron," it's heroes vs. world peace
Though it shares a name with a saga from the comics, director Joss Whedon gives the film its own story, much more to offer than the previous outing.
Disturbing questions posed in documentaries at Full Frame 2015
Three law enforcement documentaries posed intense questions at the Full Frame film festival.
J’accuse: French film "24 Days" in review
In addition to being a policier, "24 Days" is also an intense family drama.
